The UCI has announced that Irish team Aqua Blue Sport have been awarded a UCI Professional Continental licence.

Two days ago, the governing body had released the names of 18 WorldTour teams and 26 UCI Professional Continental teams who had been granted licences but had said that Aqua Blue Sport was still under review by the Licence Commission.

The decision today means that they retain their status from their debut season this year.

The statement from the UCI is as follows:

“In accordance with the UCI Regulations and following a full review of the registration file, including all criteria for attribution (ethical, financial and administrative), team Aqua Blue Sport (ABS – IRL) has been awarded the status of UCI Professional Continental Team.

“Upon completion of the registration procedure for 1st and 2nd division UCI Teams for the 2018 season, there will be 18 UCI WorldTeams and 27 UCI Professional Continental Teams.”

2018 UCI Professional Continental teams
– ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC (ANS – ITA)
– AQUA BLUE SPORT (ABS – IRL)
– BARDIANI CSF (BRD – ITA)
– BURGOS BH (BBH – ESP)
– CAJA RURAL – SEGUROS RGA (CJR – ESP)
– CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE (CCC – POL)
– COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF – FRA)
– DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM (DMP – FRA)
– DIRECT ENERGIE (TDE – FRA)
– EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY – MURIAS (EUS – ESP)
– PRO CYCLING BREIZH (FORTUNEO – OSCARO) (FST – FRA)
– GAZPROM – RUSVELO (GAZ – RUS)
– HAGENS BERMAN AXEON (HBA – USA)
– HOLOWESKO | CITADEL P/B ARAPAHOE RESOURCES (HCA – USA)
– ISRAEL – CYCLING ACADEMY (ICA – ISR)
– MANZANA POSTOBON TEAM (MZN – COL)
– NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – EUROPA OVINI (NIP – ITA)
– RALLY CYCLING (RLY – USA)
– ROOMPOT – NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ (RNL – NED)
– SPORT VLAANDEREN – BALOISE (SVB – BEL)
– TEAM NOVO NORDISK (TNN – USA)
– UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (UHC – USA)
– VERANDA’S WILLEMS CRELAN (VWC – BEL)
– VITAL CONCEPT CLUB (VCC – FRA)
– WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT (WGG – BEL)
– WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC (WVA – BEL)
– WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA (WIL – ITA)

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